Seven Secrets

Malou has just turned sixteen—hardly old enough to be out in the world on her own—and all she knows for sure is that she's of mixed race and that she was left at an orphanage as a newborn. When the orphanage burns to the ground, she finds out that she may have been born in a small town in Ontario's cottage country. Much to her surprise, Parry Sound turns out to have quite a few young brown faces, but Malou can't believe they might be related to her. After she finds work as a cleaner in the local hospital, an Aboriginal boy named Jimmy helps her find answers to her questions about her parents. The answers are as stunning—and life-changing—as anything Malou could have imagined back at the orphanage. Part of the SECRETS —a series of seven linked novels that can be read in any order. Moving forward doesnt always happen in a straight line. Malou has just turned sixteenhardly old enough to be out in the world on her ownand all she knows for sure is that shes mixed-race and that she was left at an orphanage as a newborn. Beyond that, its a mysterya mystery that takes her to the little town of Parry Sound, where she finds lots of young brown faces like hers. Are these her relatives, and why doesnt anyone want to talk about it? "In early June 1964, the Benevolent Home for Necessitous Girls burns to the ground, and its vulnerable residents are thrust out into the world. The orphans, who know no other home, find their lives changed in an instant. On their own for the first time in their lives, they are about to experience the world in ways they never imagined ..."--Slipcase In This Ya Novel, Malou, A Mixed-race Orphan, Is On Her Own For The First Time, Trying To Discover Her Parents’ Identities.